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    Holohans Pantry

    4.6 (24 reviews)
    ModerateIrish
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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    HOLOHANS PANTRY ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Classy
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Chicken boxty
    Cin C.

    This is a charming restaurant located in a set of row houses by Queen's University. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but they have done a wonderful job in making an airy and bright dining space inside. We came for lunch and shared the seafood boxty with dill and white wine cream and the roast chicken boxty with mushroom and tarragon cream. Both were absolutely delicious. The boxty is thin and crisp in places, and folds over a generous portion of filling. Lovely service and lovely atmosphere.

    Holohan's Pan Boxty
    Marcie L.

    This spot is absolutely fabulous. It's traditional Irish food. I had the Holohan's Pan Boxty with braised beef with pearl onion gravy and a side of colcannon. The food was absolutely delicious. The place is cozy. The service was spectacular.

    Braised Featherblade of Beef

    Amazing! The Braised Featherblade of Beef was an outstanding dish! As well as Holohans Pan Boxty- Chicken, mushroom, and tarragon was great! If you're a fan of mushrooms I would definitely recommend! Amazing all around 10/10 would come again!

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    Ciara S.

    Beautiful ambience, food, service and wine from Holohan's Pantry. I think this restaurant much better than sister restaurant Holohan's Barge. I do wish they offered a few more Vegetarian options, however our evening meal, on Thursday 25 August 2016, was so delicious I can't mark them down for this. Our waiter also told us Holohan's are considering adding more veggie dishes due to customer demand, so maybe in future these will appear. Both my dining companion and I ordered Vegetarian Mushroom 'Boxty of the Day' which was a Boxty pancake filled with mushrooms in cream sauce, served with fresh salad and coleslaw (on offer at £10). Sides of Market Veg, Hand Cut Chips, an Irish Cheese Platter dessert with relish/ crackers plus some really good Pinot Grigio and Merlot completed our meal. The food was fabulous and extremely flavoursome. During the evening a musician entertained by singing and playing guitar, thus the mood was mellow and leisurely. I will return, unfortunately not frequently just simply due to the limited Vegetarian dishes available. Nonetheless, Holohan's Pantry prove Irish food can outstrip any other cuisine in terms of quality and taste. Would highly, highly recommend, but please Holohan's, just add a few more options for us Vegetarians... :-)

    Duck breast
    Randy N.

    Good food and nice atmosphere. We were recommended this place from the place we were staying in Belfast, and the reviews on Yelp looked very good. It was good but not great. We had the seafood boxty and the duck breast. Overall, good and reasonably priced. Would recommend making reservations.

    Chicken and Bacon Boxty, Chunky Chips
    Steven S.

    Lunch date today and since it's only around the corner, we decided to go to Holohan's Pantry. Sister restaurant to Holohan's @ The Barge, recently opened a few months ago hoping to compete with other restaurants in the Botanic & QUB area. Very friendly welcome on arrival from an enthusiastic host, sat down in the rear area of the restaurant where it can get a bit dark, but there were plenty of seats in the lighter parts. Quick service (admittedly there weren't many others in) and a very relaxed atmosphere. Decided to go for the Confit Chicken & Bacon Boxty, definitely a great choice. Deliciously light and crispy potato pancake, absolutely stuffed full of chicken and bacon well coated in a very moreish sauce, with a side of chunky chips (they were pretty damn chunky). Other half went with a very light Salmon and Goats Cheese which looked great and apparently tasted great too. Set Buttermilk dessert was ordered and arrived looking very impressive with a walnut chutney and some shortbread. Extremely wobbly, hilariously so. Would have wobbled off the plate and out the door if you blew on it in the right direction. Host/waiter was nice and friendly throughout, give us a nice wee farewell on leaving. 5 Boxty's out of 5. Would wobble again.

    Amelie S.

    The best in the town! We didn't book but luckily got a table near the window. We order mussels, pork&beer duo and seafood boxty. All of them are delicious, you can feel that every dish is carefully prepared and well cooked. Must go if you visit Belfast.

    Guinness and steak boxty, absolutely amazing!
    Caitlin B.

    As an international student I took the time out of my weeks to eat my way through Belfast. Holohans was my absolute favorite little restaurant. My server, Calvin, was extremely knowledgeable about all of the food and wine, and made the whole experience fantastic. The wine selection is superb and the food was even better. The steak and Guinness boxty is a must-have, the bacon chop was delicious, all the appetizers were incredible and the Guinness pudding for dessert was to die for. I would recommend this place to everyone.

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    The service was excellent and the food was delicious! Make a reservation to ensure you get a table at dinner time.

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    I don't know how this place is highly rated. The food is meat and two veg and the place is cramped. Are Belfast standards this low?!

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    Review Highlights - Holohans Pantry

    The boxty is thin and crisp in places, and folds over a generous portion of filling.

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    The Crown Liquor Saloon

    The Crown Liquor Saloon

    3.8(214 reviews)
    0.6 miCity Centre
    ££

    On our last day in Belfast, I said I need to experience dining in or have a drink at The Crown Bar…read more I was lucky enough to get a reservation at the dining room upstairs. The ground floor bar area was packed and busy! It was a good vibes. We sat and had dinner in a quiet setting upstairs. We enjoyed our food and drinks. My margarita was delicious. The lamb irish stew was yummy, finished it. It was a great experience!

    I wanted a place where I could try multiple classic traditional Irish dishes, and I found this…read moreplace - a very popular spot! During the time I visited, it wasn't very packed so I was seated swiftly. The kind staff accommodated my request to get a corner table. The vibe can be describe is a classic. I really enjoyed all the dark stained wood furniture - gave it such an "old Irish saloon" vibe...maybe because it is haha. I did not have much time to spend in Belfast, so I tried to taste as many traditional dishes as possible with being just one person. With that being said, I ordered a few of their notable dishes - Crown Bar Irish Stew, Steak & Ale Pie, and to finish it off, the Sticky Toffee Pudding served with both the custard and ice cream (really thankful the server offered to give me two toppings, and they were both delicious). All the dishes were great, and are definitely hearty. The stew as well as the pie filling had a rich roux - nice, thick and flavorful. I will say, the pie pastry was not as flaky as I would have liked it; kind of too thick. Overall, it was a great taste of Ireland

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